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Women Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia

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  • Lama Alghofaily

    (University of Lincoln)

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Gender equality is considered as a challenge that human society need to overcome in order for its long term sustainability. This paper looks at the factors that may be barriers to women rise to leadership in Saudi higher education institutions. Education sector is by far the largest employer for Saudi women and is one of the sectors where women should expectedly face minimum barriers to rise to leadership. Saudi government has recently introduced many reforms (under the 2030 vision) which are expected to have a direct impact on women empowerment. This research is one of the very few researches conducted into the impact of the 2030 vision on women leadership in Saudi Arabia. Data for this research was collected using semi structured interviews with Saudi women working in Saudi higher education institutions. Data was thematically analysed. Results indicate that Saudi women have faced a number of barriers in rising to leadership positions but the 2030 vision is expected to lower many of these barriers. Furthermore, this research finds that using direct references towards women empowerment in government policy statements is likely to lead to more effective outcomes in lowering barriers to women?s rise to leadership in the Kingdom.

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  • Lama Alghofaily, 2019. "Women Leadership in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia," International Journal of Social Sciences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, vol. 8(2), pages 14-32, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:8:y:2019:i:2:p:14-32
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    1. Larissa von Alberti-Alhtaybat & Salwa Aazam, 2018. "Female leadership in the Middle Eastern higher education," Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 34(2), pages 90-107, February.
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    1. Azhar Gawarir & Sue Greener & Surbhi Sehgal, 2022. "An insight to the lived experiences of Saudi females in leadership," International Journal of Social Sciences, European Research Center, vol. 11(2), pages 45-60, September.
    2. Nada A Alyousefi, 2021. "Determinants of Successful Exclusive Breastfeeding for Saudi Mothers: Social Acceptance Is a Unique Predictor," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-13, May.
    3. Tahani I. Aldosemani & Craig E. Shepherd & Doris U. Bolliger, 2024. "Saudi female students’ perceptions of the Community of Inquiry in online learning environments," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, December.

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      Keywords

      Women Leadership; Higher Education; Saudi Arabia;
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      JEL classification:

      • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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